Last fight
UFC 305
Win
Tuivasa vs Rozenstruik
Aug. 17, 2024
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
14
Wins by Knockout
12
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 436
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 930
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- Takedowns Attempted
- 3
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Kingswood, Australia
Trains at
Team Tuivasa
Age
32
Height
74.00
Weight
265.00
Octagon Debut
Nov. 18, 2017
Reach
75.00
Leg reach
39.50
- Pro since 2012
- 12 wins by first round knockout
- 14 wins by KO
- Has won five of his last 10; on five-fight losing streak
- Five wins in 49 seconds or less
- Had 5-2 (3 KOs) pro boxing record
UFC 305 (8/17/24) Tuivasa lost a three round split decision to Jairzinho Rozenstruik
UFC Fight Night (3/16/24) Tuivasa was submitted by Marcin Tybura via rear-naked choke at 4:08 of the first round
UFC 293 (9/9/23) Tuivasa was submitted by Alexander Volkov via Ezekiel choke at 4:37 of the second round
UFC on ESPN (12/3/22) Tuivasa was knocked out by Sergei Pavlovich at :54 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (9/3/22) Tuivasa was knocked out by Ciryl Gane at 4:23 of the third round
UFC 271 (2/12/22) Tuivasa knocked out Derrick Lewis at 1:40 of the second round
UFC 269 (12/11/21) Tuivasa knocked out Augusto Sakai at :26 of the second round
UFC 264 (7/10/21) Tuivasa knocked out Greg Hardy at 1:07 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (3/20/21) Tuivasa stopped Harry Hunsucker via strikes at :49 of the first round
UFC 254 (10/24/20) Tuivasa knocked out Stefan Struve at 4:59 of the first round
UFC 243 (10/6/19) Tuivasa was submitted by Serghei Spivac via arm triangle choke at 3:14 of the second round
UFC 238 (6/8/19) Tuivasa lost a three round unanimous decision to Blagoy Ivanov
UFC Fight Night (12/2/18) Tuivasa was stopped by Junior Dos Santos via strikes at 2:30 of the second round
UFC 225 (6/9/18) Tuivasa won a three round unanimous decision over Andrei Arlovski
UFC 221 (2/11/18) Tuivasa stopped Cyril Asker via strikes at 2:18 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (11/19/17) Tuivasa knocked out Rashad Coulter at 4:35 of the first round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started when I was 17 years of age and I had my first fight at 17. I always loved fighting, so I thought I’d start it professionally instead of getting into trouble fighting elsewhere.
Training: Eat, sleep, repeat
What ranks and titles have you held? Think I’m ranked 1 in Aus and NZ outside of UFC and I hold a Gladiators belt as well as the AFC heavyweight belt.
Do you have any heroes? I wouldn’t say heroes, but for sure there are people that inspire me.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means a lot to myself, my family and my area - three big things that mean a lot to me. It is giving me a massive platform to build a good future for me and my own little family.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Hahahahaha, I got kicked out of school for sleeping in class. No good.
What was your job before you started fighting? I’m a social worker. I work with elderly and disabled indigenous people. I don’t really consider it a job, more something I enjoy.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Had one amateur fight then went pro.
Favorite grappling technique: Get up
Favorite Striking technique: Punch face
